Radical Self-Forgiving

Radical Self-Forgiving

When we can’t forgive ourselves, we remain imprisoned and separate from our world. This talk explores forgiving as a process of relaxing open the clenched fist of self-blame. As forgiving becomes deep and full, we discover the freedom of a spacious, awake and loving...
A Conversation with Tara Brach and Lama Rod Owens

A Conversation with Tara Brach and Lama Rod Owens

In his recent book, The New Saints, Lama Rod Owens offers teachings and practices that awaken our longing for freedom, and help us realize the truth of who we are.  This week, I sat down with Lama Rod to talk about how an authentic path of liberation must include the...
Meditation: Living Presence – with Body Scan (12:06 min.)

Meditation: Living Presence – with Body Scan (12:06 min.)

A key pathway to full presence is awakening through the body. This meditation guides us through a body scan, relaxing and receiving the play of sensations. We then deepen attention to the breath, and rest with the rhythmic waves of breathing, experiencing the...
Awakening from the Trance of Self-Centeredness

Awakening from the Trance of Self-Centeredness

At the core of our suffering is our universal human predicament: an illusion that we are a separate self. This talk explores how this identification as a self obscures our belonging to loving awareness, and offers a powerful set of practices that shine a light on...
Meditation: Letting Thought Clouds Come and Go (21:56 min.)

Meditation: Letting Thought Clouds Come and Go (21:56 min.)

This meditation guides us through a body scan and into a relaxed, open presence. When we realize we are lost in a thought cloud, our practice is to relax open, listening to and feeling the life of the present moment. We are training to become increasingly aware of the...